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Influencing nut yield and quality

Aiming for high yields - with minimal variation between seasons - and a better quality nut ensures maximum profitability.

Find out how to influence nut yield and quality

Find Yara advice on all nut crop nutrition issues

Infuencing nut yield and quality

How to influence nut yield and quality

Aiming for high yields - with minimal variation between seasons - and superior quality nuts ensures maximum profitability.

How to influence nut health

There is strong evidence to link good crop nutrition with improved tolerance to disease.

Role of nutrients in nuts by growth stage

Roles of nutrients in nuts by crop growth stage

Nutrients play essential roles throughout a crop growth cycle. Find out the role of specific nutrients in nut growth and development by growth stage.

Nut agronomic principals

Nut agronomic principals

Most nut species grow more readily on loamy or even sandy soils than they do on heavy clays. They also prefer well-drained soils, but pecans can tolerate heavy soils that flood occasionally.

Nuts nutritional summary

Nut nutritional summary

A correct balance between macronutrients and micronutrients is essential to obtain the best results possible from any crop. A deficiency of any single nutrient is enough to limit crop yield

Nut crop nutrition programme

Nut crop nutrition programme

Yara's nut fertiliser recommendations and crop nutrition programmes can help you to achieve excellent growth and maximise the yield and quality of nut species.

Recommended fertilisers

YaraMila GROWER

15-9-20 + 9.5% SO3 + 1.8% MgO Compound field grade NPK fertiliser based on 35% SOP and 65% MOP for use on a wide range of horticultural crops.

YaraMila COMPLEX

12-11-18 + 20% SO3 - Prilled NPK fertiliser which also contains magnesium and sulphur as well as micronutrients ideal for use on a wide range of arable and horticultural crops.

YaraLiva TROPICOTE

15.5% N + 26.3% CaO - Granular calcium nitrate fertiliser for field application to a wide range of crops.

YaraVita BIOTRAC

A biostimulant formulation for foliar application based on a blend of nutrients and bioactive compounds to alleviate the impact of abiotic stress conditions to stimulate flowering, fruit set and improve crop yield and quality

YaraVita BUD BUILDER FL

A flowable liquid suspension fertiliser with nutrients and micronutrients including magnesium, zinc, nitrogen, boron and phosphate for foliar application to improve the flowering of top and soft fruit.

YaraVita MOLYTRAC 250

A liquid micronutrient fertiliser containing 250 g/l molybdenum for foliar application to treat molybdenum deficiencies on a wide range of crops.

YaraVita SENIPHOS

A liquid micronutrient fertiliser containing high concentrations of phosphate and calcium for foliar application to improve yield and quality in fruit and potatoes.

YaraVita STOPIT

A liquid fertiliser containing 160 g/l calcium for foliar application to control and reduce calcium-related disorders in top fruit and other crops.